Luke 10:1–11

¹And after these things, the Lord did appoint also other seventy, and sent them by twos before his face, to every city and place whither he himself was about to come, ²then said he unto them, ‘The harvest indeed is abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.

³‘Go away; lo, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves; ⁴carry no bag, no scrip, nor sandals; and salute no one on the way; ⁵and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house; ⁶and if indeed there may be there the son of peace, rest on it shall your peace; and if not so, upon you it shall turn back.

⁷‘And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy is the workman of his hire; go not from house to house, ⁸and into whatever city ye enter, and they may receive you, eat the things set before you, ⁹and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The reign of God hath come nigh to you.

¹⁰‘And into whatever city ye do enter, and they may not receive you, having gone forth to its broad places, say, ¹¹And the dust that hath cleaved to us, from your city, we do wipe off against you, but this know ye, that the reign of God hath come nigh to you;